Arms Sales Notification, 80067-80069 [2020-27298]

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 239 (Friday, December 11, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80067-80069]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-27298]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 20-69]


Arms Sales Notification

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense.

ACTION: Arms sales notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text 
of an arms sales notification.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karma Job at [email protected] 
or (703) 697-8976.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 36(b)(1) arms sales notification is 
published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-
164 dated July 21, 1996. The following is a copy of a letter to the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Transmittal 20-69 with 
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: December 8, 2020.
Kayyonne T. Marston,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 20-69
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section 
36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended
    (i) Prospective Purchaser: Taipei Economic and Cultural 
Representative Office in the United States (TECRO)
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

 
 
 
Major Defense Equipment *...............  $ .608 billion
Other...................................  $ .400 billion
  Total.................................  $1.008 billion
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    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase:

Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
    One hundred thirty-five (135) AGM-84H Standoff Land Attack Missile 
Expanded Response (SLAM-ER) Missiles
    Four (4) ATM-84H SLAM-ER Telemetry Missiles
    Twelve (12) CATM-84H Captive Air Training Missiles (CATM)
Non-MDE:
    Also included are one hundred fifty-one (151) containers, spare and 
repair parts, support and test equipment, publications and technical 
documentation, personnel training and training equipment, U.S. 
Government and contractor representatives' technical

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assistance, engineering and logistics support services, and other 
related elements of logistics support.

    (vi) Military Department: Navy (TW-P-LIB)
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None
    (vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Offered, or Agreed to be 
Paid: None
    (vii) Sensitivity of Technology Contained in the Defense Article or 
Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: See Attached Annex
    (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: October 21, 2020

    *As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States 
(TECRO)--AGM-84H Standoff Land Attack Missile-Expanded Response (SLAM-
ER) Missiles

    TECRO has requested to buy one hundred thirty-five (135) AGM-84H 
Standoff Land Attack Missile Expanded Response (SLAM-ER) Missiles; four 
(4) ATM-84H SLAM-ER Telemetry Missiles; and twelve (12) CATM-84H 
Captive Air Training Missiles (CATM). Also included are one hundred 
fifty-one (151) containers, spare and repair parts, support and test 
equipment, publications and technical documentation, personnel training 
and training equipment, U.S. Government and contractor representatives' 
technical assistance, engineering and logistics support services, and 
other related elements of logistics support. The total estimated 
program cost is $1.008 billion.
    This proposed sale is consistent with U.S. law and policy as 
expressed in Public Law 96-8.
    This proposed sale serves U.S. national, economic, and security 
interests by supporting the recipient's continuing efforts to modernize 
its armed forces and to maintain a credible defensive capability. The 
proposed sale will help improve the security of the recipient and 
assist in maintaining political stability, military balance, economic 
and progress in the region.
    This proposed sale will improve the recipient's capability to meet 
current and future threats as it provides all-weather, day and night, 
precision attack capabilities against both moving and stationary 
targets. The recipient will be able to employ a highly reliable and 
effective system to increase their warfighting effectiveness as needed, 
which can counter or deter aggressions by demonstrated precision 
against surface targets. This capability will easily integrate into 
existing force infrastructure as it will only improve defense against 
opposing threats. The recipient will have no difficulty absorbing these 
systems into its armed forces.
    The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the 
basic military balance in the region.
    The principal contractor will be the Boeing Company, St. Louis, MO. 
There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this 
potential sale.
    Implementation of this proposed sale will require the assignment of 
two (2) U.S. contractor representatives to the recipient for a duration 
of 8 years to support technical reviews, support, and oversight.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 20-69
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section 
36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act
Annex
Item No. vii
    (vii) Sensitivity of Technology:
    1. The AGM-84H Standoff Land Attack Missile-Expanded Response 
(SLAM-ER) is a non-nuclear tactical weapon system currently in service 
in the U.S. Navy and three other foreign nations. SLAM-ER is a follow 
on to the SLAM missile that is no longer in production. It is a variant 
of the Harpoon missile that uses an Imaging Infrared (IIR) seeker, 
planar wings, and a penetrating warhead. SLAM-ER is effective against a 
wide range of land-based targets and has a secondary anti-ship mission 
capability. The following components are being conveyed by the proposed 
sale and are essential to the ability of the SLAM-ER missile to 
selectively engage hostile targets under a wide range of operations, 
tactical and environmental conditions.

     The Imaging Infrared Seeker,
     The GPS/INS System,
     Operational Flight Program Software, and
     Missile operational characteristics and performance data.

    2. The highest level of classification of defense articles, 
components, and services included in this potential sale is 
CONFIDENTIAL.
    3. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain knowledge 
of the hardware and software elements, the information could be used to 
develop countermeasures or equivalent systems, which might reduce 
system effectiveness or be used in the development of a system with 
similar or advanced capabilities.
    4. A determination has been made that the recipient can provide 
substantially the same degree of protection for the sensitive 
technology being released as the U.S. Government. This sale is 
necessary in furtherance of the U.S. foreign policy and national 
security objectives outlined in the Policy Justification.
    5. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal 
have been authorized for release and export to the recipient.

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